Empowering families to escape the cycle of poverty for good.
We equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills and resources they need to unlock their full potential and access the economy.
Financial independence
We teach small business
owners how to earn a decent
income, pay off debt and
start saving.
Professional development
Through business, finance and life skills training we ignite their entrepreneurial spirit.
Personal growth
Life coaching and counselling unlocks personal agency and confidence in every person that joins our enterprise development programme.
Environmental impact
Excess merchandise from the retail supply chain is redirected from landfill and transformed into business opportunities.
Who we are
Taking Care of Business (TCB) is a nonprofit social enterprise. We are empowering unemployed
South Africans and their families to escape the cycle of poverty through small business
opportunities, mostly within the circular economy.
The unemployment and poverty crisis in South Africa is massive. We know that quality education and entrepreneurship (self-employment) are practical pathways to financial and social independence. We believe that with the right support structure and opportunity anyone can become self-employed. That’s why we provide a holistic solution that works with the whole person (head, heart and hands). We equip and support people on their journey with viable business opportunities, access to the economy, resources and capital, training, practical work experience, mentorship and coaching, and deep personal growth. The result? Active, contributing citizens that become role models for others.
We can deliver this holistic model thanks to win-win collaborations with like-minded organisations and South Africa's major retailers who donate their excess stock which helps prevent merchandise from going to landfill.
Our Programmes
Resell
Equipping unemployed mothers to become successful fashion traders within the circular economy.
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Repair
Equipping unemployed South Africans to run appliance repair and trading businesses, reducing e-waste.
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Remake
Equipping seamstresses
to run financially viable
businesses.
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Redistribute
Donating merchandise and clothing to nonprofits that support the vulnerable.
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Reskill
Equipping other organisations and individuals with skills to become financially independent.
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Grow ECD
Equipping preschools to operate as sustainable businesses that deliver quality education in low income communities.
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13 years impacting families for good
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Impact Story : Valerie Grootboom
Previously, I was a domestic worker earning R100 a day. I was looking
after my mother, my down syndrome brother and my disabled
nephew. And life was really tough. When I first joined TCB I started
buying bags of damaged clothing to repair and resell. With TCB’s
support, my business grew and grew. I now employ someone, I’ve put
my son through matric and I am debt free!
Support the people raising the next generation
We partner with a wide range of retail brands and manufacturers through shared value partnerships. TCB offers retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers a national, cost-effective solution to their fashion, merchandise and e-waste problems. We collect your excess stock from your branch or factory, sort and de-brand it, and then equip local unemployed individuals to buy and sell in their communities.
